| 9 | 9 | | semifinals of the University Interscholastic League state |
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| 10 | 10 | | playoffs; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Armed with a stout defense and a high-powered |
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| 12 | 12 | | offensive attack, the Eagles rebounded from an early-season loss to |
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| 13 | 13 | | win 13 straight contests; Canutillo bested each of its league |
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| 14 | 14 | | opponents in the regular season to capture the District 1-5A crown, |
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| 15 | 15 | | and the team finished the year with an impressive 13-2 overall |
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| 16 | 16 | | record; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In the playoffs, the Canutillo players proved they |
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| 18 | 18 | | were more than ready to contend for the 5A Division 2 state |
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| 19 | 19 | | championship, reeling off comfortable wins over Ysleta and Lake |
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| 20 | 20 | | View High Schools in their opening postseason matchups; the Eagles |
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| 21 | 21 | | then battled their way to a last-minute victory over Azle High |
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| 22 | 22 | | School to claim the regional championship before triumphing over |
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| 23 | 23 | | Everman High School by a score of 17-14 to secure the school's |
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| 24 | 24 | | first-ever berth in the state semifinals; there, the team fought |
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| 25 | 25 | | valiantly but ultimately fell to eventual state champion Ennis High |
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| 26 | 26 | | School to bring a memorable season to a close; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Eagles |
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| 28 | 28 | | received valuable contributions from each member of the roster; |
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| 29 | 29 | | several players were recognized for their outstanding play, with |
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| 30 | 30 | | Ben Galaviz, Johnny Dunlap, Javier Gomez, and Bo Brooks each |
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| 31 | 31 | | signing scholarships to play football at the collegiate level; |
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| 32 | 32 | | moreover, teammate Jonathan Vogt was named to the Texas Sports |
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| 33 | 33 | | Writers Association All-State Team for Class 5A, and he will |
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| 34 | 34 | | continue his career as a student-athlete at the United States Air |
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| 35 | 35 | | Force Academy; the dedicated athletes of the Canutillo High |
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| 36 | 36 | | football team were guided by head coach Scott Brooks, who inspired |
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| 37 | 37 | | them to play to their full potential throughout an exciting and |
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| 38 | 38 | | history-making season; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, With their notable gridiron accomplishments, the |
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| 40 | 40 | | Eagles have established a new standard of success for El Paso teams |
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| 41 | 41 | | and earned the admiration of their fellow students and their many |
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| 42 | 42 | | community supporters, and they may reflect with pride on a job well |
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| 43 | 43 | | done; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Canutillo High School Eagles on |
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| 46 | 46 | | their success during the 2014 football season and extend to the |
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| 47 | 47 | | team's athletes, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for the |
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| 48 | 48 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 50 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 51 | 51 | | House of Representatives. |
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